Wasserman Test Before Marriage Warns Of Venereal Threat
The Wasserman test is presented as a means to detect syphilis before marriage. The piece warns of disease spread, urges negative tests at two month intervals, and encourages both men and women to demand health certificates from prospective partners. It emphasizes responsibility of fathers mothers brothers and young people to safeguard health and happiness.
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Wasserman
Georgia
Laboratory
State Board of Health
Babies Sore Eyes Public Health Appeal in Georgia
The Georgia State Board of Health urges mandatory eye drops at birth to prevent infection leading to blindness. It cites 80 visually impaired children at the Academy for the Blind, with 37 blinded from birth due to a venereal infection, and notes seven cases reported in mid November. The board calls for clean homes with air and sunshine as vital to health.
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Georgia State Board of Health
Georgia
Academy For the
Board of Health
State Board OF Health
Cooperation in Tuberculosis Campaign
The State Board of Health lab analyzes sputum for TB. A new folder with guidance for positive cases urges outdoors rest proper food sanitation and sanatorium care. It explains early clinical exams before bacillus detection and outreach to families of TB deaths for precautionary advice.
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State Board of Health
Sellers
Harmful Tea Indulgence Warned By Exchange
The Exchange warns that tea misused and over brewed steeping for long periods harms health. It cites cases in Trelind and the United States, noting nervous system and nerve strain damage from prolonged tea soaking and improper preparation.
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Tysane
Island in Uphill Fight
Urk, a small island in the Zuyder zee, resists the sea with dykes. For centuries the sea gains ground while Urk defends its land and fisheries. Recently the sea has intensified its assault, reducing the island’s main support.
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Urk
The Catbird Observed by John Burroughs
Burroughs notes a catbird’s loud chirp and curious behavior, both drawing annoyance and fascination. He acknowledges the bird’s prominence in a chorus and its bold curiosity, while admitting he would avoid overemphasizing its role.
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John Burroughs
Day of Judgment snapshot as life speeds past us
John Jay Chapman laments how rapid modern life erases major moments before we can grasp them. He likens events to stations glimpsed from a speeding train and urges readiness before a solar eclipse of fate.
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Btul
John Jay Chapman
Pooling the Cost Kathryn Engages Hunee in Sandstone Scheme
An odd document recalls a plan where Kathryn and Hunee discuss pooling funds to afford sandstone. The text references engagements with multiple men and a proposed syndicate to share a large purchase.
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Kathryn
Acul TL
Ziron Iron Tonic Advert Says It Restores Vitality
An advertisement from Crossville Alabama promotes Ziron Iron Tonic claiming it strengthens the blood and prevents illness. It features Mr. Wm M Bass of Rt. 1 offering personal testimony that Ziron made him strong and well again, with a money back guarantee from druggists.
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Bass
Rt. 1
Crossville
Ala
Mr. Bass
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